AZAER
Board Meeting
Conference
call
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Present: Dorinda Rife, Jacki Daniels, Christine Powers, Karen Aron,
Elaine Baldridge, Kerry Duncan, Kartar Kaur Khalsa, Amy Murillo, & Rob
Schulenburg
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Excused:
President’s
Report (Dorinda)
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Dorinda will compile the answers to the Board Information questionnaire
so that the board members can see what each envisions for AZAER
Vice
President’s Report (
None
Past
President’s Report (Jacki)
See Other Business below
Secretary’s
Report (Christine)
None
Treasurer’s
Report (Karen)
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confirmed that all board members received email of budget
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board members please vote to approve budget via email by January 1st
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2004 revenues $15,019; expenses $13,000
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currently balances – checking account $7600
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money market
$9341
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Jacki reminded the board that since the 2005 conference will be combined
with VRATE, AZAER won't be receiving the typical $3000 from vendors, so expenses
will have to be covered in other ways
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VRATE may pay for our reception
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money can be taken from the $10,000 cushion
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it was suggested that maybe some of this money could be used to create a
Professional Preparation Scholarship, and scholarships to cover the cost of
conference registration for those who don't have their expenses covered by their
agency
Newsletter
(Kartar)
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the next newsletter will be going out in late January
or early February, depending
on when the schedule for the Spring Conference is ready
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would also like to include AZOOM workshop information if it isn't too
late
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The scholarship application will be included
Other
Business:
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Two
Speakers?
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So
far only Amanda Hall Lucas is scheduled to speak on "Low Vision &
Literacy in Academic Students"
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Other
possibilities:
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Ian
Stewart has an O&M/low vision Power Point presentation
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Joann
McDonald from the VA does low vision with the UofA students
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Email
other ideas to Dorinda
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Who
is doing what?
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Dorinda
will email a proposed schedule to board
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charge
for possible catered lunch
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Dorinda
and
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October,
2005 Conference
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Location
update (Jacki)
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Since
the AZAER 2005 Conference will take place in combination with VRATE it will take
place at the
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Possibly
O&M pros. And UofA students can assist with orientation between the sites
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Jacki is
still waiting for the
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Possible dates: September 30, October 14 or November 18 (November 18 most
likely)
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Jacki spoke with 2004 vendors and so does not feel that they need to be
notified
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Call
for Papers; timeline
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call
for papers goes out in the May newsletter, with a deadline of late June or early
July
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need
to consider an early intervention speaker
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possibly
a topic on the needs of returning Vets from
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AZOOM
Update (Dorinda)
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A
Traffic Engineering group will be speaking
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February
4th;
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the
price will be the same
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it
will be posted on the website and fliers go out soon
New
Business:
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Website
Issues:
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Potential
Historian/Picture Taker position
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Rob
volunteered
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Suggested
possible AZAER.org domain
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Updated
Minutes (Can someone post?)
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Penny
still does the posting
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Update
with International (How is that done?)
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there is a lot of outdated info
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Communicating
with the Membership: Ideas Forum
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Telephone
Campaign? (tabled)
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Questionnaire?
(tabled)
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Website
survey? (tabled)
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Future
Meetings(s): face to face?
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Next
meeting will be on January 25th, at
Meeting
Adjourned:
Respectfully submitted
Christine Powers, Secretary